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DCNS to support Maines new floating offshore wind pilot project
2016-06-07 01:00:00| Power Technology
French industrial group DCNS has agreed to support the University of Maine's 12MW floating offshore wind pilot project New England Aqua Ventu.
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Maines governor is at war with a state conservation group
2016-06-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: Gov. Paul LePage (R) stepped up his attacks on the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) in dramatic fashion this week by sending personal letters to the environmental group`s donors. "I would request that you carefully review NRCM`s policy positions before donating to them in the future," the governor wrote, after directing members of his staff to find addresses of donors posted in the environmental organization`s public documents. "It is an activist group that says 'no` to every opportunity...
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Solving Portland, Maines Recycling Problem
2016-05-10 16:02:00| Waste Age
University of Southern Maine professor headed up a study of the citys recycling collection. read more
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Maine's high court confirms smart meter safety decision
2016-01-27 19:32:22| Energy - Topix.net
About 600,000 so-called "smart meters" installed in homes and businesses by Central Maine Power pose no credible threat to health and safety, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
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Should Maine's statues in DC be replaced with L.L. Bean and...
2015-11-28 17:55:51| Apparel - Topix.net
Back in February, a state senator introduced a bill that aimed to replace a statue of Maine's first governor, William King, in the U.S. Congress' National Statuary Hall . Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon, wanted to see Civil War hero Joshua Chamberlain take King's place in the hall, which features statues from two famous people from each of the 50 states.